The Arizona champion., 1887-03-19

neers on the A. & P. K. R., and alst one of the prominent cattle men O this vicinity. has gone to Los Angelel on short vacation.
 1 w. 5. Gray has succeeded to tht business recently conducted by hi father, w, G iy, on San Francisco avenue where all kinds of harness ana saddiery goods of the finest qualit will De found.
 | Hon. w. H. Ashurst has returned home from his Legislative duties al Prescott. He worked hard aud hon. estly for this section of the territory facts which his constituents, in and around Flagstaff fully appreciate. | Take look at the new invoice O lStetson hats just received at Kilpat rick's. They are of the best quality and were bought expressly for thi, trade. Cow boys, cattle men come in and take look at them.
 Ed Whipple returned from his pro. jected trip south few days ago. He found the San Francisco wash impass. able, the water being from ten to if teen feet deep. He will wait for an opportunity to cross it without dange, of losing his burros and baggage.
 Go to Brannen's if you want first class goods at low prices. They are selling pioneer extra family flour al S4.oo per 100 lbs. Manufactured by the Pioneer Mill, Sacrament; Cal, Potatoes, SI.75; Oats, SI.6o; Corn | Sa.Is, All other goods is proportion
 Chas. Sangster, who formerly kept the Cottage hotel at Ash Fork in connection with Nj. Wood, passed through here on Wednesday night .rain, en route for San Bcrnardino, Cal, where he goes to accept a posi- ton with Grant Bros, railroad con tractors there.
 Thomas Holland, who lives at Gas tie creek in this county. cane up here from Prescott this week to have can cer removed from hls lip. The ope- ration was successfully performed by Doctors Branuen and Cornish on Wednesday last and at the present time MT. Holland is expected to fully recover.
 Messrs. s. Bienenstock and Co.,, of St. Louis and Chicago, whose adver- tisement will be found in this issue, are wool commission men of long standing and high reputation. Wool growers of this vicinity who consign their clip to them will find their inter ests carefully looked after and their wool disposed of to the best advan- tage. Messrs. Bienenstock & Co. will carefully grade all wools consigned to them and make liberal cash advances upon its value when required.
 The skating rink has been opened as place of entertainment by George Rodgers, as will be seen by an adyer- lisement in this issue. It will be known ax the Fashion saloon and Beer garden. The best of everything will be kept on hand and entertainments of various kinds including roller ska ting and dancing will be given. It will doubtless be popular resort du. ring the summer months.
 There was a small strike out at the front on the Mineral Belt railroad yesterday. Itseems that one man was discharged for good cause, when the rest of the gang refused 10 go to work unless he was put on again. This vas trying to run things in way that General McI)onell did not understand and number sf others had to accom- pany the discharged man out of camp. New hands were soon procured and work resumed as usual.
 The illustrations accompanying the unpublished letters of Thackeray, In SeriSAey'S Magasine, in April will be unique. There will be portraits, views of places mentioned, etc.; but the prin- cipal illustrations gill bc Thackeray's own work. Many ofthe letters contain sketches, which will be reproduced in fac-si mile; and others of his drawings, which arc in the possession of Mrs. Brookheld, to whom most of the let ters are written, will also be given.
 Bradstreets Journal of a recent date has the following to say concerning the effect of the interstate commerce bill on the pass system: "The inter. pretation gwen to the interstate com merce law by MT. Adams, the presi. dent of the Union Pacific railroad seems likely to be very generally ! adopted by the railroads. MT. Ad. ans, it will be recollected, construed the act as prohibiting the giving of free passes to persons not connected with the service of the company or travelling upon business in which the company had no interest. This view has commended itself to railroad maa- sgers who have suffered from the free pass nuisance, and there is no doubt that the practice will be greatly cur. tailed. The railroad men are natu. rally glad to berid of the free pass in. cubus, and without doubt its removal will be of benefit to the public. Not to speak of the corrupt use alleged to have been made of free passes, it will be recollected that according to Mir. Adams testimony before the Cullom committe, in consequence of the issue of free passes large percentage has to be added to the fare of those who pay to make up for those who do not. !"